First hog hunt with my new Marlin 336W

katana8869 · February 9, 2009, 08:45 PM

Well, I bought a new Marlin .30-30 and yesterday I took it on it's first hog hunt and was pleased to use it to bag a 250lb sow.

I shot at her at 150 yards on a slight downhill slope using 150gr Winchester Power Points. Hit her behind the shoulder and dropped her DRT where she was standing. Just Bang! Flop. That was it.

Not bad for the first time out with a new rifle

bwheasler · February 9, 2009, 08:59 PM

Nice pig,when isthe BBQ? Keep shooting them, wild hogs breed so fast you woulld be hard pressed to dent their numbers. And as direct competion with native species their numbers need to kept in check. Whack em and stack em.

hoghunting · February 10, 2009, 12:44 AM

Good shot, nice hog. I've used a 30-30 on many hogs, and it works very well. It doesn't ruin as much meat as the magnums.

Al Thompson · February 10, 2009, 02:23 AM

Surely you jest. I've read many posts in the rifle forum that mentions how .30-30 just bounces off critters past 50 yards.

Obviously that hog was NOT an internet user or he would have known better.

**JohnKSa** · February 10, 2009, 02:34 AM

Quote:

I've read many posts in the rifle forum that mentions how .30-30 just bounces off critters past 50 yards.

Especially if you're not using that newfangled ammunition with the pointy bullets--and that's if you can even HIT something past 50 yards. You know how inaccurate those lever rifles are.

katana8869, are you sure that sow didn't just die of fright from the sound of the gunshot?

All kidding aside, congratulations, that's good shooting and a nice rifle. I had a 30-30, 336CS some years back and have always regretted trading it.

sureshots · February 10, 2009, 09:10 AM

Yes, I agree with you guys. A 30-30cal is not enough gun for anything by todays standards, All of those millions of deer,elk,moose,bear and so forth that have been killed with the 30-30 is nothing but A MYTH.

hogdogs · February 10, 2009, 09:21 AM

Good shootin' Love it when a plan comes together even when a new rifle is involved...
Brent

Buzzcook · February 10, 2009, 01:32 PM

Nice piggie, now dig a big fire pit and have a luau.

srt 10 jimbo · February 25, 2009, 06:18 AM

Nice sow, I got a 200lb Boar Just west of Fort Pierce ,Fl, 3 weeks ago with my 336 in the remmi .35 cal.

Fat White Boy · February 25, 2009, 09:42 PM

Nice rifle and hog! I shot a hog with the same spots and color out here in SO Cal at Ft Tejon Ranch, about twenty miles north of Los Angeles....

Wayward_Son · February 25, 2009, 10:34 PM

Just curious: Was there an exit wound?

Swampghost · February 25, 2009, 10:42 PM

Get'er done! Nice hog! Good eat'n size too.

simonkenton · February 26, 2009, 03:13 PM

Good shooting! That is a great, classic rifle.

I take it you were high in the lungs, and made a spine shot, for the piggie to have dropped like that.

Para Bellum · February 26, 2009, 04:03 PM

Good shot. This is how it's supposed to be done.

February 9, 2009, 08:45 PM	#1
katana8869 Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2005 Posts: 355	First hog hunt with my new Marlin 336W Well, I bought a new Marlin .30-30 and yesterday I took it on it's first hog hunt and was pleased to use it to bag a 250lb sow. I shot at her at 150 yards on a slight downhill slope using 150gr Winchester Power Points. Hit her behind the shoulder and dropped her DRT where she was standing. Just Bang! Flop. That was it. Not bad for the first time out with a new rifle

February 9, 2009, 08:59 PM	#2
bwheasler Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2009 Location: Indianapolis In Posts: 108	Keep it up Nice pig,when isthe BBQ? Keep shooting them, wild hogs breed so fast you woulld be hard pressed to dent their numbers. And as direct competion with native species their numbers need to kept in check. Whack em and stack em.

February 10, 2009, 02:23 AM	#4
Al Thompson Staff Alumnus Join Date: May 2, 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,611	Surely you jest. I've read many posts in the rifle forum that mentions how .30-30 just bounces off critters past 50 yards. Obviously that hog was NOT an internet user or he would have known better. __________________ http://www.scfirearms.org/

February 10, 2009, 09:10 AM	#6
sureshots Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2008 Location: Piedmont,NC Posts: 464	MYTH,Right??? Yes, I agree with you guys. A 30-30cal is not enough gun for anything by todays standards, All of those millions of deer,elk,moose,bear and so forth that have been killed with the 30-30 is nothing but A MYTH.

February 25, 2009, 10:34 PM	#11
Wayward_Son Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2008 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 406	Just curious: Was there an exit wound? __________________ Speak softly, but carry a .357 magnum.

February 10, 2009, 12:44 AM	#3
hoghunting Senior Member Join Date: March 27, 2006 Posts: 1,559	Good shot, nice hog. I've used a 30-30 on many hogs, and it works very well. It doesn't ruin as much meat as the magnums.

February 10, 2009, 09:21 AM	#7
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	Good shootin' Love it when a plan comes together even when a new rifle is involved... Brent

February 10, 2009, 01:32 PM	#8
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	Nice piggie, now dig a big fire pit and have a luau.

February 25, 2009, 06:18 AM	#9
srt 10 jimbo Senior Member Join Date: September 10, 2008 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 955	Nice sow, I got a 200lb Boar Just west of Fort Pierce ,Fl, 3 weeks ago with my 336 in the remmi .35 cal.

February 25, 2009, 09:42 PM	#10
Fat White Boy Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2005 Posts: 1,276	Nice rifle and hog! I shot a hog with the same spots and color out here in SO Cal at Ft Tejon Ranch, about twenty miles north of Los Angeles....

February 25, 2009, 10:42 PM	#12
Swampghost Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: Florida, east coast Posts: 2,106	Get'er done! Nice hog! Good eat'n size too. __________________ NRA Patron Member

February 26, 2009, 03:13 PM	#13
simonkenton Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 891	Good shooting! That is a great, classic rifle. I take it you were high in the lungs, and made a spine shot, for the piggie to have dropped like that.

February 26, 2009, 04:03 PM	#14
Para Bellum Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2005 Location: right there Posts: 1,882	Good shot. This is how it's supposed to be done. __________________ Si vis pacem - para bellum If you want peace - prepare for war